The History of Genesee County, MI
Appendix A, Part IV

Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Clayton

 

 

OCCUPATION STATISTICS.

Total Persons 10 Years of Age and Over Engaged in Each specified Occupation, Classified by Sex, for Flint: 1910.

 

Male

Female

Population 10 years of age and over

18,790

13,668

All Occupations

16,736

2,663

Agriculture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry

181

5

Farmers

42

1

Farm Laborers

79

1

Farm, Dairy Farm, Garden, orchard, etc., Foreman

4

--

Gardeners, florists, fruit growers and nurserymen

14

1

Garden, greenhouse, Orchard and nursery laborers

28

2

Lumbermen, raftsmen and woodchoppers

4

--

Owners and managers of log and timber camps

2

--

Stock herders, drovers and feeders

2

--

Other agricultural and animal husbandry pursuits

6

--

Extraction of Minerals

25

--

Coal Mine operatives

24

--

Operatives in other and not specified mines

1

--

Manufacturing and Mechanical Industries

12,501

608

Apprentices

20

5

Bakers

36

--

Blacksmiths, forgemen and hammermen

246

--

Boiler makers

12

--

Brick and stone masons

173

--

Builders and building contractors

193

--

Butchers and dressers (Slaughterhouse)

3

--

Cabinetmakers

23

--

Carpenters

1,032

--

Compositors, linotypers and typesetters

30

7

Coopers

5

--

Dressmakers and seamstresses (not in factory)

--

181

Electronic and electrical engineers

152

--

Electrotypers, sterotypers and lithographers

3

--

Engineers (mechanical)

19

--

Engineers (stationary)

102

--

Engravers

1

--

Filers, Grinders, buffers and Polishers (metal)

173

5

Firemen (Except locomotive and fire department)

65

--

Foremen and overseers (Manufacturing)

308

8

Furnacemen, smeltermen, heaters, pourers, etc.

6

--

Glass Blowers

3

2

Jewelers, watchmakers, goldsmith and silversmiths

7

1

Laborers (not otherwise specified)

   

Building and hand trades

921

12

Chemical industries

4

1

Clay, glass and stone industries

12

--

Iron and steel industries

2,217

17

Other metal industries

2

--

Lumber and furniture industries

7

1

Textile industries

4

1

Other industries

125

21

Machinist, millwrights and tool makers

2,663

4

Managers and superintendents (manufacturing)

102

1

Manufacturers and officials

105

1

Mechanics (not otherwise specified)

71

--

Milers (Grain, flour, feed, etc.)

14

--

Milliners and millinery dealers

1

68

Molders, founders and caster (metal)

128

1

Oilers of machinery

12

--

Painters, glazers, varnishers, enalemers, etc.

661

--

Paper hangers

18

--

Pattern and model makers

46

--

Plasterers

16

--

Plumbers and gas and steam fitters

162

--

Pressmen (printing)

3

--

Rollers and roll hands (metal)

1

--

Roofers and slaters

3

--

Sawyers

14

--

Semi-skilled operatives (Not otherwise specified)

   

Chemical industries

9

1

Cigar and tobacco factories

85

62

Clay, glass and stone industries

7

--

Clothing industries

5

3

Food industries

8

--

Harness and saddle industries

7

--

Iron and steel industries

1,664

92

Other metal industries

1

1

Liquor and beverage industries

3

--

Lumber and furniture industries

24

4

Paper and pulp mills

3

--

Printing and publishing

--

4

Textile industries

   

Spinners

1

1

Weavers

5

15

Winders, reelers and spoolers

--

3

Other occupations

5

7

Other industries

21

18

Sewers and sewing machine operators (Factory)

1

27

Shoemakers and cobblers (Not in factory)

17

--

Skilled occupations (not otherwise specified)

14

--

Stonecutters

9

--

Structural iron Workers (building)

13

--

Tailors and tailoresses

47

29

Tinsmiths and coppersmiths

150

--

Upholsterers

27

4

Transportation

1,117

50

Water Transportation (Selected occupations)

   

Sailors and deck hands

2

--

Road and street transportation (selected occupations)

   

Carriage and hack drivers

10

--

Chauffeurs

39

--

Draymen, teamsters and expressmen

373

--

Foremen of livery and transfer companies

2

--

Garage keepers and managers

4

--

Hostlers and stable hands

23

--

Livery-stable keepers and managers

8

--

Proprietors and managers of transfer companies

8

--

Railroad Transportation (Selected occupations

   

Baggagemen and freight agents

5

--

Brakemen

13

--

Conductors (Steam Railroad)

6

--

Conductors (Street Railroad)

27

--

Foremen and overseers

13

--

Laborers

144

--

Locomotive engineers

12

--

Locomotive firemen

7

--

Motormen

31

--

Officials and superintendents

7

--

Switchmen, flagmen and yardmen

26

--

Ticket and station agents

3

--

Express post, telegraph and telephone (Selected Occupations)

   

Agents, (Express companies)

3

--

Mail Carriers

30

--

Telegraph and telephone linemen

23

--

Telegraph messengers

3

--

Telegraph operators

11

2

Telephone operators

--

46

Other Transportation pursuits

   

Foremen and overseers (not otherwise specified)

4

--

Inspectors

10

--

Laborers (not otherwise specified)

262

--

Proprietors, officials and managers (not otherwise specified)

2

1

Other occupations (semi-skilled)

6

1

Trade

1,532

253

Bankers, brokers and money lenders

17

--

Clerks in stores

96

55

Commercial travelers

88

1

Decorators, drapers and window dressers

2

--

Deliverymen

150

--

Floorwalkers, foremen and overseers

10

--

Inspectors, gaugers and samplers

7

--

Insurance agents and officials

47

4

Laborers in coal and lumber yards, warehouses, etc.

54

--

Laborers, porters and helpers in stores

19

2

Newsboys

40

--

Proprietors, officials and managers (not otherwise specified)

2

--

Real Estate agents and officials

107

1

Retail dealers

473

11

Salesmen and saleswomen

360

178

Undertakers

7

--

Wholesale dealers, importers and exporters

13

--

Other pursuits (Semi-skilled)

40

1

Public Service (not elsewhere classified)

130

--

Firemen (Fire department)

19

--

Guards, watchmen and doorkeepers

53

--

Laborers (public service)

10

--

Marshal, sheriff and detective, etc.

6

--

Officials and inspectors (city and county)

18

--

Officials and inspectors (state and United States)

7

--

Policemen

12

--

Soldiers, sailors and marines

2

--

Other pursuits

3

--

Professional services

423

284

Actors

17

17

Architects

9

1

Artists, sculptors and teachers of art

4

6

Authors, editors and reporters

9

1

Chemists, assayers and metallurgists

4

--

Civil and mining engineers and surveyors

21

--

Clergymen

27

--

College presidents and professors

2

--

Dentists

14

1

Designers, draftsmen and inventors

89

1

Lawyers, judges and justices

42

--

Musicians and teachers of music

22

45

Photographers

17

2

Physicians and surgeons

73

6

Showmen

8

--

Teachers

25

164

Trained nurses

4

15

Veterinary surgeons

4

--

Other professional pursuits

--

5

Semi-professional pursuits

21

11

Attendants and helpers (Professional service)

11

9

Domestic and personal service

421

1,054

Barbers, hairdressers and manicurists

100

6

Bartenders

5

--

Billiard room, dance hall, skating rink & etc. keepers

9

--

Boarding and lodging house keepers

16

200

Bootblacks

7

--

Charwomen and cleaners

3

4

Elevator tenders

12

--

Hotel keepers and managers

12

1

Housekeepers and stewards

6

57

Janitors and sextons

47

3

Laborers (domestic and professional service)

20

--

Launderers and laundresses (not in laundry)

--

66

Laundry operatives

7

41

Laundry owners, officials and managers

4

--

Midwives and nurses (not trained)

17

89

Porters (except in stores)

15

--

Restaurant, café and lunch room keepers

26

5

Servants

75

500

Waiters

20

82

Other pursuits

20

--

Clerical Occupations

856

409

Agents, canvassers and collectors

59

5

Bookkeepers, cashiers and accountants

223

224

Clerk (except in stores)

527

44

Messengers, bundle and office boys

24

8

Stenographers and typewriters

23

128

 

History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions
by Edwin O. Wood, LL.D, President Michigan Historical Commission, 1916

Transcribed by Holice B. Young

HTML by Deb

You are the 917th Visitor to this USGenNet Safe-Site™ Since March 1, 2002.

2002

[Index][MI AHGP][MI ALHN][AHGP]